If you are a brother or a sister of the person who has obtained French citizenship, you can acquire French citizenship as well on reaching adulthood and in fulfilling all the below-mentioned conditions. Your brother or sister has to: To be born in France from the parents who do not have French citizenship.

Can you have dual French citizenship?

You don’t have to give up your own nationality if you become a French citizen; you can have French dual citizenship. In either case, a continuous stay in France for a set number of years is typically a French citizenship requirement.

Can you marry into French citizenship?

If you are a non-citizen living in France, but you’ve been married to a French citizen for at least four years, you can apply for French citizenship. You will apply at your local prefecture.

Can an asylum seeker get married in France?

If you are an asylum-seeker or refugee and you are living in France, you have the right to marry and to form a civil union (Pacs). You must respect the French rules, and in particular, if you get married abroad, you have to provide a “certificate for the legal capacity to marry”.

Can I get a French passport if my wife is French?

You can only apply for French citizenship after four years of marriage (and cohabitation) with a French person. Furthermore, at least three of those years of wedded bliss must have been spent living in France. If you can’t prove that, the waiting time to apply for nationality is extended to five years.

Who is eligible for French citizenship?

A person aged 18 or above may apply for French citizenship by naturalization after five years’ habitual and continuous residence in France (if married and with children, then the applicant must be living in France with his/her family).

Does France allow 3 citizenships?

France. French citizens are entitled to hold dual or multiple citizenships, and have been for several decades. In addition, France denounced a Council of Europe proposal that attempted to reduce cases of multiple nationalities.

Is French citizenship hard to get?

It’s not an incredibly straightforward process – and it is clearly not an option available for everyone. It is only applicable to those who were born on French soil, who were born to French parents, who have lived in France for five years, or who are married to a French spouse.

Do you have to give up your nationality to become a French citizen?

You don’t have to give up your own nationality if you become a French citizen; you can have French dual citizenship. In either case, a continuous stay in France for a set number of years is typically a French citizenship requirement.

Do you have to be born in France to have dual citizenship?

In 1992, elements of jus sanguinis (Latin for “right of blood”) were added to the French code, making French dual citizenship no longer automatically acquirable by birth. Conferring French citizenship by an act of filiation must be done before the child reaches the age of majority.

How can I Join my relative in France?

If the application is successful, you can join your relative in France but you will need to get a long-stay visa (see Expatica’s guide to the French visa system) from the embassy/consulate in your home country, valid for one year, which then acts as a residence card (VLS-TS). The visa is free of charge.

Can a Swiss citizen apply for permanent residence in France?

Any EU/EEA/Swiss citizen who lives resident in France for five or more continuous years can apply for permanent residence without proving income or employment. EU/EEA/Swiss nationals are no longer need to hold this permit. However, without it, they cannot qualify for state services, such as housing financial aid.